[zkry]

As an enthusiast myself I'd be tempted to come to the same conclusion but I'm surprised with the options and learning resources out there how quick some people can get up to speed in Emacs. Yeah, it will probably take a good weekend project worth of time, but it's pretty easily doable to make the switch.

[tsimionescu]

Learning the basics you need is just one part. It takes far longer to get used to actually using what you learned. Whereas switching from IntelliJ to VSCode, you'll need the basic setup and appropriate plug-ins, and then you'll be basically fully up to speed. You'll take much longer just to get used to M-w instead of Ctrl+C.